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Post by osprey on Jun 21, 2007 20:03:52 GMT -5
Anybody else do much foraging for wild berries? The blackcaps (black raspberries) are on strong now around me - I even transplanted some into a bed in my yard last year and they are loaded!! I'm eating a big bowl of them right now. ;D Blackberries and wineberries will be ready over the next few weeks. Best thing about this time of year.  |
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Post by busco on Jun 22, 2007 6:39:05 GMT -5
been keeping an eye on them on the powerlines almost ready..
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Post by osprey on Jun 22, 2007 11:01:54 GMT -5
I pick blackberries around an old ball field near my house, got gallons of them last year. Were four distinctly different varieties growing there!
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Jun 22, 2007 20:59:28 GMT -5
I used to walk back in the woods last year to pick blackberries during my lunch break. I would get about a half gallon a trip and had purple fingers the rest of the day. Usually ate half of them while driving around before I even got home.
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Post by osprey on Jun 23, 2007 12:39:03 GMT -5
The only bad thing about berry picking is - CHIGGERS!!! Whatch out and spray good with permethrin, worst cases of chiggers I've ever got have all been while picking blackberries, perfect time of year for them...
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Post by busco on Jun 25, 2007 6:40:02 GMT -5
the wife and i went out yesterday by my food plot filled my Buckwild Berry Basket all the way up..
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Post by redneckhunter on Jun 29, 2007 14:35:36 GMT -5
I usually pick wineberries which grow at my grandma's place on the edge of the woods. I don't think that there is a better tasting berry. I think that they are going to be ready in a week or less. I can't wait until then. ;D
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Jun 29, 2007 21:17:50 GMT -5
What are wine berrries? I have some berries growing on the power lines behind my property I noticed yesterday. Look just like blackberries only the berries are a little smaller.
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Post by redneckhunter on Jun 29, 2007 21:32:06 GMT -5
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Post by osprey on Jun 30, 2007 12:42:02 GMT -5
Wineberries are a type of raspberry, smaller but still red. Very soft flesh on the berries, and full of juice. They are great for making wine because of all the juice. Very sweet.
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Post by osprey on Jul 8, 2007 10:01:02 GMT -5
Mmmm, just got back from picking, brought home a gallon and a half of wineberries.  |
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Post by davep on Jul 8, 2007 19:39:22 GMT -5
Hit the blackberries pretty hard this evening.
I'm bleeding EVERYWHERE!
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Post by osprey on Jul 8, 2007 19:48:46 GMT -5
Blackberries around here are bad this year, not enough rain. Try wearing old hip waders when you go picking - I bulldozed into the berry thickets today, never got a scratch thanks to the old leaky Pro-lines!! |
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Post by davep on Jul 9, 2007 15:54:48 GMT -5
It's usually my top half that bears the brunt of the brambles!
Got smart today: Sent the kids in!
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Post by osprey on Jul 10, 2007 9:34:57 GMT -5
Got smart today: Sent the kids in! I'll take the bleeding, easier and cheaper in the long run, plus you don't have to share the berries! ;D |
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